small tortoiseshell vs Wedgeleaf dock

Aglais urticae compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aglais	Rumex
Species	Aglais urticae	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wedgeleaf dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇧 United Kingdom